GaN Systems 3X Growth Drives Massive Expansion in Asia

GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN power semiconductors, announced today it has expanded its Asia presence with a 3X increase in its operation in Taiwan. With a 3X growth in revenue from the many consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and data centers & industrial power supply producers embracing GaN Systems power transistors, more people and space were necessary.

GaN Systems’ new office campus is in the Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, recognized as the center of semiconductor innovation and home to many of the world’s leaders in advanced technology. It is also headquarters to GaN Systems’ foundry partner, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest dedicated independent (pure-play) semiconductor foundry.

The new office center in Taiwan, GaN System’s Asia-based headquarters, which opened with a few employees in 2015, has grown by more than 10X and will exceed 100 employees in the coming year. The space features a state-of-the-art research and design center with dedicated subject matter experts in the design and system validation of solutions for customers in several markets, including mobile phones, laptop P.C.s, data center power supplies, and automotive E.V. powertrain electronics. The enlarged R&D team will expand GaN Systems’ industry-leading lineup of high-performance transistors and high-power modules and build upon its extensive range of reference designs for 65W, 100W, and 250W phone and computer chargers P.F.C., DCDC, and inverter designs for higher power markets.

“We’re excited to expand our Asian footprint in Taiwan to accommodate GaN Systems’ rapid growth,” said Stephen Coates, Vice President, Global Operations and General Manager, Asia. “GaN Systems has grown tremendously, driven by the rapid adoption of GaN in consumer, industrial and automotive electronics. Our campus in Taiwan scales up our manufacturing, product and module design, and innovation footprint and expands support for our global customers and business partners. This 3X expansion demonstrates our commitment to Asia and to supporting the continued growth of Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem.”

Acceleration of the growth in Asia continues with the addition of Andy Chuang, GaN Systems’ Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Chuang, based in the new Taiwan office, brings decades of wideband gap experience to the GaN Systems’ team. Incremental to the expansion in Taiwan, GaN Systems’ presence in Asia is also growing with success in India in e-mobility with applications in the two, three, and four-wheeler E.V. segments.

GaN Systems’ imposing growth in the Asia region and internationally are proof of its recently announced USD $150 million growth capital funding round to accelerate innovation and adoption of GaN technology across its automotive, consumer, industrial, and enterprise markets. Global companies, including industry leaders like Dell, HARMAN, Siemens, Signify, and Philips, rely on GaN Systems’ transistors to create reliable, best-in-class power transistors.

About GaN Systems
GaN Systems is the global leader in GaN power semiconductors with the most extensive transistors portfolio that uniquely addresses the needs of today’s most demanding industries, including consumer electronics, data center servers, power supplies, renewable energy systems, industrial motors, and automotive electronics. As an industry-leading innovator, GaN Systems makes it possible to design smaller, lower cost, more efficient power systems. The company’s award-winning products provide system design opportunities free from the limitations of yesterday’s silicon. By changing the transistor performance rules, GaN Systems enables power conversion companies to revolutionize their industries and transform the world.

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Portable generator powers small safety devices

  • The compact, lightweight device generates electricity when shaken and can power 100 LEDs.

A new stick-like, water-based device can convert energy from movement into electricity. The technology, which was reported in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, could be used to power portable devices, such as safety lights.

The portable stick generator can be used to power a safety traffic light baton with 100 LEDs.

With the growing interest in the internet of things and small electronics, there is high demand for portable energy sources. One way to produce power is to harvest energy from the environment, such as thermal, solar or mechanical energy. To capture mechanical energy – the power an object gets from its position and motion – scientists have developed triboelectric nanogenerators, which can produce electricity through friction.

“Triboelectric nanogenerators are one of the most effective tools for harvesting mechanical energy because of their high electrical output, low cost and easy accessibility,” professor Sangmin Lee of Chung-ang University in the Republic of Korea.

Triboelectric generators are electrically charged when two dissimilar materials touch and then separate. For example, when a balloon is rubbed on clothing, the balloon becomes charged and can stick to things. However, friction between two materials inevitably causes damage, reducing device lifespan.

Using liquids can reduce friction, but liquid-based generators have a considerably lower electrical output than solid ones. There is also a trade-off between making the device large enough for the liquid to move and generate electricity, while also ensuring it is compact enough to be portable.

To overcome these problems, researchers at Chung-ang University, together with colleagues in South Korea and the US, developed a lightweight, compact, water-based generator that can produce electrical power when shaken.

The device has a simple stick-like design and consists of 10ml of water, a polymer cylinder and electrodes. The container’s polymer material is negatively charged. The water moves up and down when the device is shaken, acquiring a positive charge that is transferred to the electrodes to generate a high electrical output.

“Because of its simple mechanism and design, this small and lightweight device could be used in everyday life. Electrical power can be produced simply by pouring water into the generator then giving it a shake,” explains Lee.

The researchers tested different designs, changing the size and ratio of the electrodes, the physical space between the electrodes and the amount of water in order to determine the optimal combination. They found that the portable stick generator could generate a high electrical output reaching 710 volts when it had adequate space for water movement and a high electrode area.

The researchers showed that the generator can power 100 LED lights, meaning it could be used as a traffic safety light baton that illuminates when shaken. This study demonstrates the potential for triboelectric nanogenerators to be used for a wide range of everyday applications.

Further information
Sangmin Lee
Chung-ang University
Email: slee98@cau.ac.kr

Research paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2022.2030195

About Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM)
Open access journal STAM publishes outstanding research articles across all aspects of materials science, including functional and structural materials, theoretical analyses, and properties of materials. https://www.tandfonline.com/STAM

Dr. Yoshikazu Shinohara
STAM Publishing Director
Email: SHINOHARA.Yoshikazu@nims.go.jp

Press release distributed by Asia Research News for Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

TTI Increasingly Excited about 2022

Hong Kong-based global power equipment and floorcare & cleaning company Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI or the Group) (HKG: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY);

We are pleased to announce that we are increasingly excited about our momentum for 2022.

Given the market’s recent focus on inflation and the potential for interest rate hikes and supply chain bottlenecks, we are delighted to report that we remain on track with our internal performance targets for the first half of 2022.

Based on our exciting innovative new product rollouts across all business units, aggressive investment in sales and marketing and our disciplined supply chain management and productivity initiatives, we are confident we will be able to deliver another year of strong performance.

We look forward to sharing our 2021 full year results and our 2022 outlook on March 2, 2022.

About TTI

Founded in 1985 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in 1990, TTI is a world leader in cordless technology spanning Power Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, Floorcare and Cleaning Products for the consumer, professional, and industrial users in the home, construction, maintenance, industrial and infrastructure industries. The Company has a foundation built on four strategic drivers – Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Exceptional People and Operational Excellence – reflecting a long-term expansive vision to advance cordless technology. The global growth strategy of the relentless pursuit of product innovation has brought TTI to the forefront of its industries. TTI’s powerful brand portfolio includes MILWAUKEE, AEG and RYOBI power tools, accessories and hand tools, RYOBI and HOMELITE outdoor products, EMPIRE layout and measuring products, and HOOVER, ORECK, VAX and DIRT DEVIL floorcare cleaning products and solutions.

TTI is one of the constituent stocks of the Hang Seng Index, FTSE RAFI(TM) All-World 3000 Index, FTSE4Good Developed Index and MSCI ACWI Index. For more information, please visit www.ttigroup.com.

All trademarks listed other than AEG and RYOBI are owned by the Group. AEG is a registered trademark of AB Electrolux (publ.), and is used under license. RYOBI is a registered trademark of Ryobi Limited, and is used under license.

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Crestron solidifies foothold in Asia with Strategic Customer Wins and Growing Regional Business Momentum

Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology that creates automation solutions to improve efficiency and productivity, strengthens its position in the Asian markets through recent strategic customer wins. One of the top 3 local banks in Singapore has recently selected Crestron solutions for their training and development centre. Also, recent wins in some of the top Singapore Universities and Government institutions have proven that the strategy to add new vertical markets is successful.

Crestron is strengthening its go-to-market approach in Asia with a focus on direct engagement with its end users, in support of their key partners. Crestron’s plan to further its stronghold in the region will be supplemented by relocating to a new regional office in Singapore, Cecil Street, end of this year. The new office will feature a state-of-the-art Customer Experience Centre to showcase Crestron’s innovation in technology.

“Asia is a significant region for Crestron and the pandemic has opened up massive opportunities for AV solution providers like us, driving us further to extend our capabilities into Unified Communications (UC). We are extremely pleased to work with regional customers across key industry verticals that bear testament to our strategic progress and accelerated growth in Asia. It also shows Crestron’s domain expertise and vertical experience in UC technology to identify users’ pain points and customise end-to-end Collaboration solutions using cutting-edge technology. Through such symbiotic partnerships, Crestron hopes to strengthen its position as a brand of choice in the UC segment and create better success stories in Asia,” said Jacques Bertrand, Executive Vice President for Asia.

As technology has become omnipresent in both work and home lives, Crestron is charting the future of digital transformation for commercial and residential applications by identifying and manufacturing solutions that strengthen collaboration, productivity, and innovation, while reflecting the lifestyles, comforts, and relationships that keep people connected, from anywhere, at any time.

Crestron is continually striving to strengthen their existing product portfolio to offer efficient and intuitive solutions and to solidify strategic partnerships with enterprises to ensure product innovation. They recently bolstered their AirMedia portfolio with next generation Wireless AirMedia® Presentation Systems that seamlessly connect presentation and display capabilities together for the enterprise workspace to support meetings on the Crestron Flex digital workplace platform. Crestron further fostered existing collaborative partnerships with Jabra® and Huddly® to enhance Crestron Flex platform with new intelligent video support which is currently a strong focus and mission of the company to provide an immersive and equitable meeting experience. Intelligent audio and video are the next frontier for hybrid work, enabling a greater sense of equality and inclusion in video calls. Intelligent video promotes an experience where every person, in the room or remotely, is represented equally by framing everyone separately, no matter the location. This technology creates an inclusiveness across the meeting and ensures every person can be an equal contributor.

Crestron foresees that UC, which is on the rise, will dominate the market in Asia as customers are eager to return to the office while also supporting new ways of working that have become a core part of Work-from-Home measures.

“The concept of UC is gaining momentum as enterprises are looking more towards hybrid consumption models that can seamlessly integrate with legacy systems while introducing new online platforms. Crestron, with its nuanced understanding of the market and strong product expertise, anticipates a steady yet accelerated growth curve in Asia in the years to come”, further added Jacques Bertrand, Executive Vice President for Asia.

Over the past three months, Crestron has also continued to make senior hires in the Business Development team in Singapore, to support the evolving business strategy and the increasing demand from customers in hybrid workplaces. The business development teams will focus on identifying potential customers and building long-term relationships.

About Crestron

At Crestron we build technology for every way people work, everywhere in the world – from desktop to boardrooms, offices to multi-nationals. Technology that adapts to what you have and prepares you for what you’ll need. Platforms, devices, and systems designed to improve communication and collaboration. All managed by a cloud-based system for easy deployment, monitoring and upgrading. At Crestron we create faster, better, simpler solutions so people can work faster, better, and more productively.

Our products are backed by more than 90 fully staffed offices that provide 24 x 7 x 365 sales, technical, and training support across the globe. In addition to our World Headquarters in Rockleigh, New Jersey, Crestron has sales and support offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Discover Crestron by visiting www.crestron.com.

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